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2023 Year in Review: Key Developments in Europe (Investment Arbitration)

Kluwer Arbitration

These model clauses aim to serve as guidance for EU Member States when they negotiate (or renegotiate) their BITs with third countries (extra-EU BITs). This might reflect, as they argued, some sort of recognition that the EU Member States ‘need flexibility when negotiating ISDS’ under extra-EU BITs.

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

Procurement Notes

43] Moreover, it is higher than the peak of the housing bubble in April 2006, when the average house cost was 6.81 Idle Capacity). Idle capacity “means the unused capacity of partially used facilities. 41] More distressing, as of October 31, 2023, the average cost of a home is now 7.57 down from 5.5%

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To Succeed with Zero Trust & AI, Look to Cultural Change

FedInsider

In 2008, he separated from Active Duty to achieve his Doctorate in Health Sciences, but still serves in a reserve capacity today. His leadership experience includes building and managing globally dispersed organizations, delivering transformational change, and conducting complicated negotiations.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

For contracts being developed or negotiated during this period of unusually high inflation, an EPA clause may be an appropriate tool to equitably balance the risk of inflation between the Government and contractor. Arguably, a negligent negotiations assertion does not alter the elements of a superior knowledge claim.

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Promote Innovation but Stay Between the Lines

Public Contracting Institute

These include: (1) negotiations only with the best suited offeror (i.e., Negotiating with the Apparent Successful Offeror The first bright-line violation concerns the way agencies interact with the best suited offeror. Agencies frequently ignore deficiencies and negotiate only with their preferred, but technically unacceptable offeror.

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How to Succeed with Zero Trust & AI, Look to Cultural Change

FedInsider

In 2008, he separated from Active Duty to achieve his Doctorate in Health Sciences, but still serves in a reserve capacity today. His leadership experience includes building and managing globally dispersed organizations, delivering transformational change, and conducting complicated negotiations.

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Who Gets The New $15 Per Hour Contractor Minimum Wage?

Procurement Notes

Living Wage Act of 2006 applies the minimum wage to every D.C. Consequently, in the 2014 Final Rule , DoL expressly excluded the minimum wage increase from the Government’s unilateral exercise of a pre-negotiated option on an already existing contract. [63] 60] I also note that even though D.C. Government do not. Further, the D.C.